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The Borgias : power and fortune / Paul Strathern.
"The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family--a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners--set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance."--Amazon.com
Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice and vicious cruelty-- all have been associated with the name Borgia. But the family which produced corrupt popes, depraved princes and poisoners would also produce a saint. Strathern believes that, in order to understand the Borgias, one must understand the world which enabled them to flourish: the Renaissance. -- adapted from jacket.
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- ISBN: 9781643130835
- ISBN: 1643130838
- Physical Description: xvi, 383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic sources (pages 343-361) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: The crowning moment -- Origins of a dynasty -- The young Rodrigo -- Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia emerges in his true colours -- The way to the top -- A new pope in a new era -- "The scourge of God' -- The best of plans ... -- A crucial realignment -- A royal connection -- IL Valentino's campaign -- Biding time -- The second Romagna campaign -- The Borgias in excelsis -- Cesare strikes out -- Changing fortunes -- Cesare survives -- Borgia's 'reconciliation' -- Lucrezia in Ferrara -- The unforeseen -- Desperate fortune. |
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| Subject: | Borgia family. Nobility > Italy > Papal States > Biography. Renaissance > Italy. Italy > History > 15th century. Italy > History > 1492-1559. Papal States > History > 1417-1605. Europe > Italy > Papal States. Italy. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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Table of Contents
The Borgias : Power and Fortune
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Maps | p. ix | |
| Abbreviated Borgia Family Tree | p. xi | |
| Dramatis Personae | p. xiii | |
| Prologue: The Crowning Moment | p. 1 | |
| 1 | Origins of a Dynasty | p. 17 |
| 2 | The Young Rodrigo | p. 33 |
| 3 | Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia Emerges in His True Colours | p. 53 |
| 4 | The Way to the Top | p. 73 |
| 5 | A New Pope in a New Era | p. 89 |
| 6 | 'The Scourge of God' | p. 107 |
| 7 | The Best of Plans... | p. 123 |
| 8 | A Crucial Realignment | p. 139 |
| 9 | A Royal Connection | p. 155 |
| 10 | II Valentino's Campaign | p. 177 |
| 11 | Biding Time | p. 195 |
| 12 | The Second Romagna Campaign | p. 209 |
| 13 | The Borgias in excelsis | p. 223 |
| 14 | Cesare Strikes Out | p. 241 |
| 15 | Changing Fortunes | p. 257 |
| 16 | Cesare Survives | p. 275 |
| 17 | Borgia's 'Reconciliation' | p. 289 |
| 18 | Lucrezia in Ferrara | p. 307 |
| 19 | The Unforeseen | p. 313 |
| 20 | Desperate Fortune | p. 329 |
| Epilogue | p. 339 | |
| Acknowledgements | p. 342 | |
| Sources | p. 343 | |
| Illustrations | p. 363 | |
| Index | p. 365 |
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